Knitted glove and method of making the same



Jam. 2, 1940. M. BIALOSTOK KNITTED GLOVE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAMEFiled Aug. 21, 1937 2 ShetS-Sheet l INYENTOR Max BIQZOSI'OK ATTORNEYJan. 2, 1940. M. BIALOSTOK KNITTED GLOVE AND METHOD OF.MAKING THE SIAMEYFiled Aug. 21, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Mdx Bzdloslo/f ATTO R NEY' Patented Jan. 2 1940 PATENT OFFICE I KNITTED GLOVE AND METHOD OFSAME MAKING Max Bialostok, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor of onehalf toJoseph Bialostok, Lebanon, Pa.

Application August 21,

4 Claims;

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a knitted gloveand a method for making same.

The invention'has for an object the construction of a knitted glovewhich is characterized by the fact that a large percentage of the lengthof the seams in it have selvages or similar edges, in addition tostitches for sewing them together. Heretofore, it has been customary toconstruct knitted gloves, the edge portions of which were merely sewedtogether without any finishing arrangement along them. Consequently,unraveling of the knitted material would take place, resulting in theopening of the seams.

The invention further contemplates the teaching of a method 'by whichthe glove may be manufactured in a particularly convenient andinexpensive manner.

More specifically, the invention proposes to knit material from whichthe gloves are to be made in strips, and as the strip progresses throughthe knitting machine to formv transverse openings in the strips arrangedto divide off the sides and the areas between the fingers of thefinished glove. ings that they have selvage edges. It is pointed outthat when the areas of the knitted material are cut out to form theglove, the edges of the pieces will have selvage edges along the greaterpart of their perimeter. It is thus possible to use these cutout piecesin the manufacture of the gloves merely by sewing the proper selvageedges together. A glove thus constructed is more durable, as thepossibility of the edges unraveling with consequent opening of the seamshas been eliminated.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, ref erence will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, andto the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

FigQl is an elevational view of a glove constructed according to thisinvention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view takenon the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. v

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of a portion of a strip of knitted materialconstructed according to this'invention and from which the glove is tobe constructeclp,

Fig. 4 is a. perspective view of another style of glove, constructedaccording to this invention, illustrated in' folded condition, beforethe glove is stitched. l v

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a still further modification of this,invention, showing a glove body before it is stitched. I

In Figs. 1 and 2 a knitted glove i0 is illus- It is proposed to soarrange the open- 1937, Serial No. 160,221

trated which is more or less of conventional design and construction. Ithas a thumb portion it and finger portions I0 It .is formed by upper andlower layers which are sewntogether by lines of stitches ll along theiredges. The glove is turned inside out so that the seams are on-theinside and attached along the line l2, to the other portion of the glovebody.

The glove shown in Figs. 1 and 2 distinguishes from prior gloves in thefact that the edges Hi around most of the perimeter of the glove areselvage edges. Because of the selvage construction the possibility ofthe edges unraveling is eliminated, and consequently one'reason why theseams open, is avoided.

The method forconstructing the glove may be clearly understood from Fig.3. Fig. 3 illus- I6, etc. These openings are fashioned so that theysurround an area w of the strip of material 12, which area may be cutout to form the material of the glove. cut out at the rear, along theline 11. front, that is the finger tip end of the glove, it may be cutout by cutting along the dot and dash li-nes l8, I9, 20, etc. When thepiece [2 is cut out it is intended that it be folded along the line 2!to form superimposed layers from which the glove is constructed. Then itis proposed that the superimposed layers be sewn together along theiredges, and finally that the glove be turned inside out.

The openings l3, l4, l5, [6, etc., areformed with selvage edges. Whenthe glove area l2 is cut out the only portions nothaving selvage edgesare theends formed by the cut lines 11 and the out lines l8, I9, 20,etc. As far as the out line ll is concerned, it is customary to providetrimming along this edge of the glove and therefore a selvage edge inthis area is not necessary. In so far as the'cut lines l8, I9, 20, etc.,are concerned they represent the finger tips. While the edges are notselvage edges and are subject to unraveling they are the areas at whichlittle, if any stresses, occur when the glove is worn. It is known thatthe greatest stresses in tudinal lengths of the 'fingers because of thebending of ones fingers while the glove is worn. With this instantmethod of construction the major portion of the sewn edges of the glovesare selvage edges. The method of construction is particularlyinexpensive. and requires merely conventional operationpf' a knittingmachine. When the area I2 is cut out and bent on the line 2!, and isformed into a glove, it lacks a thumb. The thumb may be constructedseparately and attached. This is advisable for manu- The thumb II isconstructedv a glove are along the longifacturing reasons generallyknown to the trade since that is the accepted method of constructing aglove.

The strip of knitted material I2 is knitted with the design of parallelcolored lines 25 extending along the body and finger portions. Theseknitted parallel lines are adapted to simulate the conventional seamswhich extend along the body and finger portions of a finished glove. Inthis respect see Figs. 1 and 4. Stripes running in the length of theglove may be made in any width and in two or multitone colors.

It should also be noted that when the finger tips of the glove areformed, the parallel lines will be forced together at the points 25 andso appear exactly like the conventional finger tip seams of a glove madefrom pieces sewed together. The gloveat the fingers may be of differentstitches than the body of the glove and may be shaped according to theshape of the hand.

Finished slits of any size may also be made in any part of the glove.Seams may also be provided inside or outside of thegiove. The stripesare preferably on the outside of the glove and the palm of the hand isknitted in a solid color.

The glove may also be produced in solid individual colors for eachfinger or in any other color combinations.

In Fig. 4, the glove I9" is illustrated in folded condition, with thethumb portion m stitched thereon but the edges of the gloves left un-.stitched. In this form, the invention is shown with a strap 22 lacedthrough slots 23 formed in the glove. This method of constructing glovesmay be applied to any style and size of gloves.

The selvage edges may also be formed by ripping the knitted material. a

The material is knitted fiat by the machine and then it is finished tolook like a tubular glove.

If the width of the machine is inches, one

can produce 9 pairs of gloves of ordinary size, along the width of themachine. Everyil inches of cloth run down, brings out on the average, 8pairs of gloves, or according to the size of glove wanted.

The main center seam may be finished in any part of the glove and leftopen to perform various styles. I

Cuffs may also be added to the gloves.

The .size ofthe glove is determined by the amount of needles used in theknitting machine.

The glove may also be in tubular form, by knitting on four bars insteadof 2 bars. As illustrated in Fig. 5, the tubular fingers 30 are knittedin the glove by the knitting machine which also produces the two-tonestripes 3! around the fingers only, or around the fingers as well as thewrist onthe tubular glove. The sides 32 may be left open by the machineor closed as desired.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modifications coming within the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

l. method for manufacturing a knitted glove consisting of knitting astrip of material with a plurality of transverse openings having-selvageI edges so that a pair of said openings outline the sides of an areawhich may be folded in half to 7 form a front layer and a rear layer ofthe glove,

areas which may form the fingers of the above,

openings, folding the area in half to superimpose' and other of saidopenings outline the sides of the finger portions and the layers of thegloove, i

and sewing the layers and fingerportions closed.

2. A method for manufacturing a knittedglove consisting of knitting astrip of material with a plurality of transverse openings having selvageedges so that a pair of said openings outline the sides of an area whichmaybe folded in half to form a front layer and a rear layer of theglove, and other of said openings outline the sides of areas which mayform the fingers of the above, cutting the glove area out by cutting 1between said pair of openings and between the other openings, foldingthe area in half to super' impose the finger portions and the layers ofthe glove, and sewing the layers and finger'portions closed, saidopenings with the selvage edges all being arranged substantiallytransversely of said strip.

3. A method for manufacturing a knitted glove consisting of knitting astrip of material with a plurality of transverse openings having selvageedges so that a pair of said openings out line the sides of an areawhich may be folded in half to form a front layer and a rear layer ofthe glove, and other of said openingsoutlinc.

the sides of areas which may form thefingers of the above, cutting theglove area out by outv ting between pair of openings and between i theother openings, folding the area in half to superimpose the fingerportions and the layers of the glove, and sewing the layers and finger'portions closed, said openings with the selvage edges all being arrangedsubstantially transversely of said strip, certain of said openings beingarranged to extend substantially the entire width of the strip anddefining the sides of v the glove material."

4. A method for manufacturing a knitted glove consisting of knitting astrip of material with a plurality of transverse openings/having,

selvage edges so that a pair' of said openings outline the sides of anarea which may be" folded in half to form a front layer and arear layerof the glove, and other of saidopenings outline the sides of areas whichmay form the fingers of the above, cutting the glove areaout by cuttingbetween said pair of openings and between the other openings, foldingthe area in half to superimpose the finger portions andthe layers oftheglove, and sewing the layers and finger portions closed, saidopenings with the selvage edges all being arranged substantiallytransversely of said strip, certain'of said openings being arranged toextend substantially the i entire width of the strip and defining thesides of the glove material, and the other of said openand dividing thefinger portions.

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ings being arranged along one edge of the strip Q

